Spotify
New York, NY
Remote
2022-01-13
Summer Internship, Legal Analyst in Global Rights and Clearance
4.3
Students
We are looking for a driven and self-motivated Summer Intern to provide legal analysis and support for the Global Rights and Clearance Team. The Global Rights and Clearance team is responsible for managing and administering Spotify's clearance needs (music, interview clips, archival, logos, names, likeness, etc.) for various types of content consumed on and off the Spotify Platform. This includes both large scale and individual licenses for third-party live and on-demand content (such as music videos, live performances, live broadcast, interviews, and performance footage) as well as Spotify live and on-demand original content (such as original videos and podcasts). Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music.
Location
New York or Remote Americas
Job type
Internship
What you'll do
- Review existing agreements across the company to create a comprehensive overview of all of Spotify’s rights grants with respect to third party content
- Find opportunities for improvements in our existing agreements and agreement templates
- Assist in researching rights holders as well as reviewing and drafting licenses for our clearance process
Who you are
- A current graduate student pursuing a degree in Law/Legal Studies and planning to graduate in 2023
- You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2022
- You have an understanding and/or working knowledge of the digital music rights landscape
- You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- You have a proven track record in collaborating with others
- You are a creative problem solver with excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- You are a highly self-motivated individual with the ability to manage your work independently
- You are excited by the ever-changing landscape of technology and have the ability to adjust and adapt
- Ideally, you have some experience in drafting and reviewing content licenses
Where you'll be
- We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
- Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location
- For this role, you can choose to either work from home or from one of our office locations
- Working hours? We operate within the EST time zone for collaboration
Our global benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
Social events, everything from fikas and team outings to concerts, panels and talks.
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
Spotify Premium Account, listen without limits with a free employee account.
Swag, a Spotify welcome kit and official merch you can’t get anywhere else.
Learn about life at Spotify
Our paid summer internships last for 10-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is February 2, 2022, at 4:59 PM EST.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.
This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.